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READ BY MEREDITH MITCHELL For more than twenty-five years, Rebecca Eaton has presided over PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre, the longest-running weekly prime-time drama series in American history. From the runaway hits Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey to the hugely popular Sherlock and Prime Suspect, Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! have been required viewing for fans of quality drama. Eaton interviews many of the writers, directors, producers, and other contributors and shares personal anecdotes about her decades-long career. She reveals what went on behind the scenes during such triumphs as Cranford and the multiple highly rated programs made from Jane Austen’s novels, as well as her aggressive campaign to attract younger viewers via social media and online streaming. Along the way she shares stories about actors and other luminaries such as Alistair Cooke, Maggie Smith, Diana Rigg, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Daniel Radcliffe. “A delightful trek into the world of TV production and a substantive treat for the truly addicted PBS fan.” —Kirkus Reviews REBECCA EATON has been executive producer of Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! for more than twenty-five years. She has won multiple Emmys for her work. She lives in Boston. Running Time: 9½ Hours • Unabridged 2013 by BLACKSTONE AUDIO, INC. / © 2013 by WGBH Educational Foundation and Rebecca Eaton / Preface © 2013 by Kenneth Branagh AUDIO, INC. Author photo © WGBH / Recorded by arrangement with Viking, a AUDIO, INC. member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. / Cover design by Sarah Bergren Digitally mastered / All rights reserved. www.BlackstoneAudio.com ACTUAL SIZE 19440 WWW.PLAYAWAY.COM © 2012 Playaway. Patented. All rights reserved. Designed in Ohio. Made in China. .

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